Solar System
Awe-Inspiring Flythrough of the Saturn System
Ever imagine creating your own IMAX movie? Cinematographer Stephen Van Vuuren is working to do just that, and has created…
A Sense of Planetary Scale
This is great! Blogger Brad Goodspeed created an animation which shows different planets in our solar system as they would…
Apollo 12 anniversary celebrated at Martian Crater as Opportunity blazes ahead
[/caption] NASA recently celebrated the anniversary of the historic Apollo 12 lunar landing mission with another history making craft -…
Venus Has a Moon?
[/caption] Astronomers have been busy trying to determine the spin period and composition of Venus' moon. December 8, 2010, results…
How Big Is Neptune
[/caption] There are many ways to determine 'how big is Neptune'. It has an equatorial radius 24,764 km, a polar…
Mysterious Ribbon at Edge of Solar System is Changing
A year ago, researchers from the IBEX mission – NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer – announced the discovery of an unexpected…
What Galaxy Do We Live In?
If you are not an astronomy enthusiast you not have thought much about what galaxy do we live in. So…
An Alien’s View of Our Solar System
We have just begun to try and image distant solar systems around other stars, and hopefully our techniques and technology…
Win ‘Star Walk’ and ‘Solar Walk’ Astronomy Apps
I've had a couple of people excitedly show me the Star Walk astronomy app on their iPhones and ipads, and…
Contest: Win “The Universe: Our Solar System” in Blu-ray
A new giveaway opportunity! This time it is the Blu-ray edition of The Universe: Our Solar System. The Blu-ray edition…